Glove Pair Comparison Fitting

Series of still photographs taken by Bill Renken at a January 6, 1991 football game in Cincinnati, including halftime umbrella views and post-game interview views showing O.J. Simpson wearing gloves. Rubin identified construction features in the photographs and testified that the gloves were the same style as Exhibits 129/204.

Photographs and enlargements taken by Mark Krueger at Soldier Field on December 29, 1990, showing O.J. Simpson wearing dark gloves, including a close-up of his right hand near his brow. During cross-examination, a blow-up was annotated to highlight an asserted palm bulge or bunching; Rubin later testified that visible construction features matched Exhibits 129/204 except for color.

Photographs taken during MacDonell's blood-saturation experiment in his laboratory, depicting MacDonell working with the glove, pouring blood over a funnel onto the glove, and the glove in the constant-humidity drying chamber. Introduced and narrated on ELMO for the jury.

Bloomingdale's credit-card receipt and microfiche copy dated December 18, 1990, signed Nicole Brown and recording two Aris glove purchases at $55 each with a 30-percent discount. Testimony described style number 70268; cross-examination emphasized that the receipt did not establish color, size, or style 70263, and Rubin agreed on redirect that documentation indicated style 70268 was never sold in the United States.

Photographs taken by Stewart West of O.J. Simpson on the 49ers sideline on December 25, 1993, showing him wearing dark gloves. A second photograph, Defendant's 1371, was introduced by the defense on cross-examination; Rubin identified Frame 31175 as style 70263 based on visible stitching, needlepoints, and a blind hem.

Xerox photocopies of the left and right gloves taken before and after MacDonell's blood-soaking shrinkage experiment, used to measure any dimensional change. Passed to jurors for direct comparison.

Photograph and enlargement taken by photographer Michael Romano of O.J. Simpson in the press room after the Raiders-Bills game in Buffalo, NY, January 15, 1994, showing his left hand in a black glove with a visible white oblong Aris label at the wrist. Identified by Rubin as style 70263; sold to the National Enquirer circa July/August 1995.

Photographs and enlargements taken by Debra Guidera at Giants Stadium on December 12, 1993, showing O.J. Simpson wearing dark brown or black gloves. People's 612-C was printed and marked during cross-examination as a crop of People's 612-A; Rubin identified People's 612-A and 612-B as style 70263.

Transparency exhibits used to compare images from MacDonell's glove experiment. Defendant's 1381-A and B showed a left-glove image reduced to 90 and 85 percent of original size to illustrate 10 and 15 percent shrinkage; Defendant's 1407 and 1411 supplied a post-experiment overlay and a 90-percent-scale comparison.

Manufacturer-supplied extra-large Aris Leather Light gloves marked People's 401 and used for comparison with the evidence gloves, measurement testimony, and the courtroom try-on demonstration. Sources describe the matched pair's markings, removal of its forming inserts and connecting string, and its use in testimony concerning size, fit, color, and possible shrinkage; one source ambiguously characterized a glove as an evidence glove during an unsuccessful proposed try-on by Bell.

Approximately four-minute videotape of O.J. Simpson doing halftime commentary at the January 6, 1991 Bengals-Oilers playoff game at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, with sources describing him wearing brown gloves. People's 607-A is a still printed from frame 2090 showing Brossier stitching and needlepoints; Rubin also identified a palm vent in frame 4583 of Exhibit 654.

Photographs taken by photographer Kevin Schott of O.J. Simpson at the Bills vs. Colts game, November 21, 1993, including a close-up of the right hand holding a microphone in a black glove. Defense challenged provenance; Schott shared additional photographs showing Simpson without gloves at the same game.

People's 402-A and 402-B are hand-tracing diagrams used by Susan Brockbank to record glove measurements on June 21, 1994. Later testimony compared measurements from June 1994 and June 1995 and described a size difference of less than one percent.

Aggregate motion and testimony references to photographs and possible videotapes showing Simpson wearing gloves at winter NFL games. Sources identify multiple photographers, discuss disclosure and authentication, and address dates, glove color, and proposed use in rebuttal or cross-examination; Clark's closing argument characterized the pictured gloves as Aris Light gloves and linked them to the Rockingham glove.

White Footjoy golf glove marked CXL (Defense 1053-B), tried on by Rubin and identified by him as extra large. Rubin speculated that “C” meant cadet, acknowledged that he had never worked at Footjoy, and the glove's fingers were described as slightly shorter than normal.

White, worn left-hand golf glove with a palm tree emblem and PXL marking (Defense 1053-A). It was marked and tried on by Rubin during direct examination, when he identified it as extra large; on cross-examination, Rubin acknowledged that his suggestion that it was likely a gift was speculative.

Civil exhibits showing Simpson wearing black gloves at football games, including Exhibit 655 and the grouped Exhibits 642, 643, 660, 655, and 646. Petrocelli characterized the pictured black pair as Aris Leather Light gloves during closing argument.

White Slazenger golf glove marked RXL (Defense 1053-C), tried on by Rubin and identified by him as extra large. During questioning, Rubin acknowledged that his interpretation of the “R” marking was speculative and that he had not checked records.

The right-hand Item 9 glove and left-hand Item 37 glove associated in the sources with Rockingham and Bundy. Testimony and argument addressed their Aris Light style, fit, elasticity, wear, comparison, distribution, and possible ownership; Rubin's prior testimony was cited as describing the gloves as untreated “naked leather” without water-repellent treatment. Claims about purchase, matching, use, and ownership remained attributed to the speakers who advanced them.

Professor Herbert MacDonell's experiment applying blood to new Aris Isotoner Light extra-large gloves and drying them in a constant-humidity chamber replicating Bundy/Rockingham conditions, measuring shrinkage via before/after Xerox photocopies. MacDonell concluded no observable shrinkage occurred over approximately four hours; experiment gloves supplied by Peter Neufeld and Richard Rubin.

July 6, 1995 correspondence from Richard Rubin to the DA's office offering preliminary observations about glove styles in photographs and investigative suggestions concerning a second pair of gloves. Defendant's Exhibit 2147 was used in criminal and civil proceedings to challenge Rubin's credibility or bias, including through its reference to a “victory party.”

Videotape of Simpson trying on gloves in the criminal-trial courtroom, including the Court TV recording marked Plaintiffs' Exhibit 2146. It was played without audio during the civil trial for Rubin, who addressed fit across the palm, and MacDonell confirmed that he had seen a recording rather than viewing the event live.

Frame 25862 from a videotape of the January 5, 1992 football game, introduced and examined during Richard Rubin's direct examination as a view of Brossier stitching. In closing argument, Darden cited a January 1992 game image to argue that Simpson owned Aris gloves.

Crime lab photograph showing both gloves — LAPD Item 9 (Rockingham) and Item 37 (Bundy) — side by side with a ruler, introduced at the preliminary hearing through Detective Vannatter. Defense disputed prior disclosure; also referenced for comparison of glove orientation in an earlier photograph series showing both gloves palm up.

New extra-large, cashmere-lined Aris Isotoner leather gloves marked People's 372-C. They were introduced for identification as post-1992 construction and were later described as the same style number as the evidence gloves but made with different sewing and leather construction.

Photograph of both crime scene gloves — LAPD Items 9 and 37 — placed side by side with a scale, introduced through criminalist Brockbank at trial. Defense challenged the photograph on cross, noting no visible seam between what Brockbank described as separate pieces of paper.

Defense chart prepared by attorney Robert Blasier correlating each glove photograph and videotape to a specific NFL game, with color notations distinguishing black versus brown gloves and receipt dates, submitted in connection with a defense motion.

1995 flyer for the Bonis BG12 Golden Series sewing machine (Defense 1372), marked for identification during Rubin's cross-examination and used to challenge his statement that Brossier-type stitching was rare.

Johnnie Cochran's actual sock, used by Professor Herbert MacDonell as a generic courtroom demonstrative to show the relative locations of inside and outside stains.

Diagram showing glove silking and stitching configurations (Defense 1373), marked for identification and displayed on ELMO during Rubin's cross-examination. Rubin said he could not identify which pattern corresponded to Aris style 70263.

Two black leather gloves made in western Germany, recovered from Simpson's residence and confirmed in testimony not to be Aris-brand gloves.

Two brown deerskin gloves recovered from Simpson's residence and confirmed in testimony not to be Aris-brand gloves.

Pair of latex gloves introduced as People's 163-C as a demonstrative of the type used at crime scenes.

Photograph of gloves marked 401 that was passed to the jury and discussed during Rubin's recross-examination.

A lone right-hand brown, size-large glove found in the top drawer of a chest in O.J. Simpson's master-bedroom closet at Rockingham. Detective Luper carried it downstairs, placed it on a table without seizing it, and later returned it; its handling and size identification were challenged. A blocked question separately alleged that Luper had taken a glove from Simpson's closet, while Willie Ford had said he did not know how it got there.

Photographs described in civil opening statements as showing Simpson wearing gloves before the murders, including a six-photograph grouping that counsel said showed both pairs of gloves purchased by Nicole.

Live courtroom demonstration of O.J. Simpson's left-knee injuries and surgical scars, attributed to four surgeries. The defense requested permission to make the display during opening statement, the court allowed it, and the scars were then shown to the jury.

Other gloves examined at Darden's office and an unidentified box of gloves shown to Rubin on the morning of his testimony. The sources do not establish the contents of the box or whether all referenced gloves were the same objects.

One brown glove recovered from Simpson's residence on June 28 and discussed by the defense in connection with the absence of Aris Light gloves from the residence.